OBJECTIVES To conduct a basic sustainability analysis of health systems, and explore models for conceptualising and creating sustainable organizations, based upon the experiences of the environmental sciences and organisational theory. To explore the role of information technologies in assisting health organizations become sustainable enterprises. METHODS A review of recent literature into su...

The current management of the Delta is unsustainable for almost all stakeholders. 2. Recent improvement in the understanding of the Delta environment allows for more sustainable and innovative management. 3. Most users of Delta services have considerable ability to adapt economically to risk and change. 4. Several promising alternatives exist to current Delta management. 5. Significant politica...

The definition of sustainable development is often taken from the so-called “Brundtland” report, requiring that activities of the current generation not detract from the potential welfare of future generations. Mining is often held up as unsustainable in this regard since the extracted resource is non-renewable. Yet Brundtland’s definition of sustainable development also requires that the curre...

Among land animals, more pork is eaten in the world than any other meat. The earth holds about one billion pigs who deliver over 100 mmt of pork to people for consumption. Systems of pork production changed from a forest-based to pasture-based to dirt lots and finally into specially-designed buildings. The world pork industry is variable and complex not just in production methods but in economi...

Sustainable development (SD) requires companies to take into account both the social and environmental consequences within their activities. This paper presents research about green supply chain management and highlight the differences between green supply chain and traditional supply chain management. Then, the paper analyses the sources of the risk in green supply chain according to the SD. S...

Currently countries are facing a new crisis caused by the COVID-19, which leads to rise of government expenditures and additional borrowing. This situation highlights importance examine factors determine level public debt that still sustains economic growth. A growing body research supports idea non-linear debt–growth relationship estimates threshold above becomes unsustainable has negative eff...

It is the living conditions in the cities that determine the future of our livelihood. “To change life, we must first change space”Henri Lefebvre. Sustainable development is a utopian aspiration for South African cities (especially the case study of the Gauteng City Region), which are currently characterized by unplanned growth and increasing urban sprawl. While the reasons for poor environment...